God sometimes does His work with gentle drizzle, not storms.
God works powerfully, but for the most part gently and gradually.
Many have puzzled themselves about the origin of evil. I am content to observe that there is evil, and that there is a way to escape from it, and with this I begin and end.
To embrace what are called the Calvinistic doctrines was an infallible token of a humble mind.
Our work is great; our time is short; the consequences of our labors are infinite.
If two angels were sent down from heaven,--one to conduct an empire, and the other to sweep a street,--they would feel no inclination to change employments.